No resistance against No. 1 Buckeyes

With Iamaleava out, Bruins are outclassed despite an admirable effort from Duncan.

- By BEN BOLCH

JAY LAPRETE Associated Press UCLA DEFENDERS can't stop Isaiah West from gaining a first down in a 48-10 road loss on Saturday night.

Going into the first start of his career, Luke Duncan would be facing the nation's top-ranked team in one of the most intimidating environments in college football with an offensive line missing its most veteran starter.

It went about as well as one might expect.

Don't blame Duncan, the UCLA backup quarterback who did his best with a conservative game plan in the absence of Nico Iamaleava. It was just that the Bruins were so thoroughly outclassed that they basically had no chance with their star quarterback sidelined by concussion symptoms he experienced earlier in the week.

Ohio State scored on its first five drives on the way to a 48-10 victory on Saturday at Ohio Stadium, the high lights for the Bruins sporadic enough to be counted on one hand.

There was a sack by linebacker Jalen Woods to end a Buckeyes drive early in the third quarter, forcing them to punt. There was a fourth-down stop on Ohio State's next drive that gave the ball back to the Bruins. Duncan finally put his team on the board late in the third quarter when he found Kwazi Gilmer cutting across the field for an 18-yard touchdown.

"He got more and more comfortable, that's what I was proud to see of him," UCLA interim coach Tim Skipper said of Duncan.

"That's a tough deal and just proud of that kid for fighting. He never blinked an eye and just kept moving forward, so he'll build off of that."